The Clue
Out-and-out (6 letter answer)
The Answer
ARRANT
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Notes
The answer ARRANT is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
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Utter
Adjective for a knave
"But he's an ___ knave": Shak.
Definition
ARRANT as an adjective:
1. (arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated) = without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"